“I usually enjoy back-to-school shopping, but things still don’t feel quite right this year.” Backpacks are hard to find. Parents are worried if schools will open. Retailers predict record sales.
that have made it hard to find items like backpacks are upending back-to-school shopping plans for families, prompting some to curtail spending.
The uncertainty comes just as retailers are gearing up for what has been expected to be record back-to-school shopping. The National Retail Federation predicts that consumers with children in kindergarten through 12th grade will spend $37.1 billion this year, the most since the industry group began conducting its survey in 2003. Back-to-college spending is expected to total $71 billion, also a record.
Chains from Target Corp. to Staples Inc. are still betting that parents will snap up clothing, backpacks, lunchboxes, notebooks and other items that they didn’t purchase last year, when many students attended school remotely during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. “People are questioning whether students will actually go back to school and parents are crossing their fingers hoping it really will happen,” said Jim Weinberg, the chief merchandising officer at DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, which is owned by Designer Brands Inc. “But we still expect to have a very robust back-to-school season. Because people didn’t make as many purchases last year, they are approaching this year with gusto.
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